Systems, methods, and devices for performing electronically controlled test stimulation

a technology of electronic control and test stimulation, applied in the field of stimulation systems, can solve problems such as inability to completely satisfy all aspects, ineffective test stimulation or other mistakes/errors,

Active Publication Date: 2018-08-21
CIRTEC MEDICAL CORP
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Conventional systems and methods for performing test stimulation have been cumbersome and may require a lot of manual involvement from the clinician, thereby leading to potentially ineffective test stimulation or other mistakes / errors.
Therefore, although existing systems and methods for performing sacral nerve stimulation are generally adequate for their intended purposes, they have not been entirely satisfactory in all respects.

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[0028]It is to be understood that the following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the invention. Specific examples of components and arrangements are described below to simplify the present disclosure. These are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to be limiting. Various features may be arbitrarily drawn in different scales for simplicity and clarity.

[0029]Before any embodiments of the invention are explained in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the following drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways.

[0030]The human nervous system includes a complex network of neurological structures that extend throughout the body. As shown in FIG. 1, the brain interconnects w...

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The present disclosure involves systems and methods of programming electrical stimulation therapy for a patient. A communications link is established with a pulse generator that is configured to generate electrical stimulation pulses. An intermittent electrical coupling between the pulse generator and a diagnostic tool is simulated. This simulation is performed by instructing, for a plurality of cycles, the pulse generator to automatically turn on and off the generation of electrical stimulation pulses. Each cycle includes a first time period and a second time period following the first time period. The simulating includes: instructing the pulse generator to generate the electrical stimulation pulses during the first time period; and instructing the pulse generator to stop generating the electrical stimulation pulses during the second time period.

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PRIORITY DATA[0001]The present application is a utility application of provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 62 / 173,118, filed on Jun. 9, 2015, entitled “ADVANCED METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PERFORMING PELVIC NERVE STIMULATION,” and a utility application of provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 62 / 181,827, filed on Jun. 19, 2015, entitled “ADVANCED METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PERFORMING PELVIC NERVE STIMULATION,” the disclosures of each which are hereby incorporated by reference in their respective entireties.BACKGROUND[0002]The invention relates to a stimulation system, such as a pelvic nerve or sacral nerve stimulation system, having a tool for programming an electrical stimulation generator, such as an implantable pulse generator (IPG), of the system.[0003]A sacral nerve stimulator is a device used to provide electrical stimulation to the pelvic region of a patient, for example the sacral nerve or the pudendal nerve, in order to treat problems such as incontinence. The stimul...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61N1/00A61N1/372A61N1/36A61N1/05G16H40/63G16H50/50
CPCA61N1/37247A61N1/36007A61N1/36107A61N1/36167A61N1/37241G16H50/50A61N1/0551A61N1/36017A61N1/36171G16H40/63A61N1/0502G16H20/40
Inventor KAULA, NORBERTIYASSU, YOHANNES
Owner CIRTEC MEDICAL CORP
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